JAY Bothroyd today backed Carl Cort to get back to his best after injury - and insisted he'd be a wanted man if Wolves don't offer him a contract.

Cort is facing an uncertain time as he recovers from a recurring knee injury, as he is unlikely to play again before his three-and-a-half year contract runs out next summer.

But Bothroyd remains hopeful his striking colleague will wear a Wolves shirt again, admitting he will be missed over the remainder of the season.

"I'm desperately disappointed for Corty," said Bothroyd. "Having played up front with him I know he good he is to work with. He's a great target man, who takes defenders away and wins flick-ons which let me work in the areas I wanted to.

"He's a good player and now it looks like he'll be out for the season he'll definitely be missed.

"As to the contract situation, that's for Corty and the people upstairs to decide but I'm sure he's going to come back and be a force again. Whether that's here or somewhere else is open to question but I'd like to think it will be here.

"He's a quality player who can score goals and he's an honest player who is good to have around the dressing room."